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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Melbourne

Lydia is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychological Sciences and a practicing Clinical Psychologist. After receiving her PhD on self-compassion and menopause in 2015, she completed postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School and The University of Melbourne on healthy aging.

Her research focuses on understanding and enhancing well-being during the menopause transition, and in the second half of life more generally.

Alongside research, Lydia has worked as a Clinical Psychologist for a number of years, supporting adults to manage mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety and recovery from trauma. She teaches primarily into postgraduate programmes at the university, helping train the next generation of psychologists in clinical skills.

Lydia’s research on menopause has been covered by media outlets internationally including The Chicago Tribune, Reuters Health, The Daily Mail and Mindful Magazine. She has appeared as an expert mental health commentator on Sky News, Nine News Australia and The ABC. She has also sat on the International Advisory Board for Headspace, one of the world’s leading mindfulness apps and creator of the Netflix series Headspace Guide to Meditation.

Experience

  • 2014–present
    Guest Lecturer, University of Melbourne

Education

  • 2015 
    University of Melbourne, MA (Clinical Psychology)/ PhD

Publications

  • 2015
    Validation and utility of the Attitudes to Ageing Questionnaire: Links to menopause and well-being trajectories, Maturitas
  • 2015
    Self-compassion, attitudes to ageing and indicators of health and well-being among midlife women, Aging & Mental Health
  • 2015
    Investigating how menopausal factors and self-compassion shape well-being: An exploratory path analysis, Maturitas
  • 2015
    Positive well-being during the menopausal transition: A systematic review, Climacteric
  • 2014
    Self-compassion weakens the association between hot flushes and night sweats and daily life functioning and depression, Maturitas

Professional Memberships

  • Australian Menopause Society
  • International Positive Psychology Association
  • Australian Clinical Psychology Association